2023 Performing Arts
Enjoy concerts and dance performances at the Bo Diddley Plaza throughout the festival weekend, as well as kid-focused performances at the Imagination Station, aerial arts at the Aerial Stage, local songwriters at The Bull's beer garden stage, and street performances by local musicians at the busk stop near the Hippodrome Theatre. The 42nd Annual Downtown Festival features a blend of genres and traditions that highlight the diverse tastes and talents of Gainesville's renowned music scene, along with critically acclaimed touring acts, Hurray for the Riff Raff and Mama's Broke.
Bo Diddley Plaza Stage
10:00 AM - Aisle 14 11:00 AM - Patchwork 12:00 PM - The Housing Crisis 1:00 PM - Tamayo 2:00 PM - Purple Kloud 3:00 PM - Wirebirds 4:00 PM - Mama's Broke Aerial Stage 10:00 AM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 10:30 AM - Gainesville Circus Center 11:00 AM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 12:30 PM - Gainesville Circus Center 1:00 PM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 2:30 PM - Gainesville Circus Center 3:00 PM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company Bull Beer Garden 11:30 AM - Kyle Keller 1:30 PM - Haylin Watkins 2:00 PM - Austin Brockner 3:30 PM - Noah Moses 4:30 PM - Trevor Griffin Imagination Station 10:00 AM - Yoshiha-Maya 11:00 AM - Dragonbox Theatre 12:00 PM - Ellie West 1:00 PM - Dragonbox Theatre 2:00 PM - Kaiju 3:00 PM - Yoshiha-Maya 4:00 PM - Moonshine Meg Busk Stop 10:00 AM - Greenwood Morris Dancers 11:00 AM - Banyan Leaves 12:00 PM - Vincent Ryan 1:00 PM - Permanent Resident 2:00 PM - Chapter 3 3:00 PM - Dylan Schehr 4:00 PM - HelDog |
Bo Diddley Plaza Stage
10:00 AM - Kangoo Fit Club 10:30 AM - Dance Alive 11:05 AM - Sun Country Dance Theatre 11:40 AM - Gainesville Dance Academy 12:15 PM - Danscompany of Gainesville 1:00 PM - Kyle Keller 2:00 PM - Jordan Burchel 3:00 PM - Noan Partly Quintet 4:00 PM - Hurray For The Riff Raff Aerial Stage 10:00 AM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 10:30 AM - Gainesville Circus Center 11:00 AM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 12:30 PM - Gainesville Circus Center 1:00 PM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company 2:30 PM - Gainesville Circus Center 3:00 PM - Gainesville Belly Dance Company Bull Beer Garden 11:30 AM - Purple Kloud 1:30 PM - Jenna Clark 3:00 - Jig to a Milestone Imagination Station 10:00 AM - Yoshiha-Maya 11:00 AM - Dragonbox Theatre 12:00 PM - Ellie West 1:00 PM - Dragonbox Theatre 2:00 PM - Kaiju 3:00 PM - Yoshiha-Maya 4:00 PM - Moonshine Meg Busk Stop 10:00 AM - Doug Clifford 11:00 AM - Sound Weavers 12:00 PM - Permanent Resident 1:00 PM - Purple Kloud 2:00 PM - HelDog 3:00 PM - Chris Modrono 4:00 PM - Mike Llerena |